Arts Project CoordinatorinLiverpoolinLiverpoolPUBLISHED SAT 12 APR 2025
Opportunity to work with one of the leading paediatric arts for health programmes in the UK.
Engagement in meaningful projects that positively impact the health and wellbeing of children and their families.
Collaboration with a diverse range of cultural and educational partners within the vibrant arts community of Liverpool and beyond.
Experience in managing a variety of arts projects that enhance the hospital environment and contribute to patient care.
Involvement in an award-winning programme recognized for its contributions to health and wellbeing in the Liverpool City Region.
Professional development through supervising freelance artists and collaborating with healthcare staff, enhancing skills in art administration and project management.
Contribution to a transformative environment in one of Europe’s busiest children’s hospitals, impacting the lives of young patients and their families.
Are you passionate about making a difference in children’s lives through creativity? Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust invites you to apply for the role of Arts Project Coordinator. Join our award-winning paediatric arts for health programme, where you will work closely with our Arts for Health Manager to deliver inspiring participatory and environmental projects within Liverpool's iconic children's hospital. This is more than just a job—it’s an opportunity to nurture young minds and support families during challenging times, all while collaborating with talented artists and cultural partners across the North West.
We are seeking someone with a degree in art, administration, or health, alongside a genuine love for working with children and young people, ideally within a healthcare setting. If you have experience managing creative projects and events, and a knack for organisation and teamwork, we want to hear from you. At Alder Hey, every child is treated as an individual, and your role will help foster an environment where they can feel happy, safe, and empowered. Join us in reshaping healthcare experiences for families and help elevate the role of arts in health. For a further conversation or to arrange an informal visit, please contact our Arts for Health Manager, Vicky Charnock, via email at vicky.charnock@alderhey.nhs.uk.
We are seeking someone with a degree in art, administration, or health, alongside a genuine love for working with children and young people, ideally within a healthcare setting. If you have experience managing creative projects and events, and a knack for organisation and teamwork, we want to hear from you. At Alder Hey, every child is treated as an individual, and your role will help foster an environment where they can feel happy, safe, and empowered. Join us in reshaping healthcare experiences for families and help elevate the role of arts in health. For a further conversation or to arrange an informal visit, please contact our Arts for Health Manager, Vicky Charnock, via email at vicky.charnock@alderhey.nhs.uk.
Opportunity to work with one of the leading paediatric arts for health programmes in the UK.
Engagement in meaningful projects that positively impact the health and wellbeing of children and their families.
Collaboration with a diverse range of cultural and educational partners within the vibrant arts community of Liverpool and beyond.
Experience in managing a variety of arts projects that enhance the hospital environment and contribute to patient care.
Involvement in an award-winning programme recognised for its contributions to health and wellbeing in the Liverpool City Region.
Professional development through supervising freelance artists and collaborating with healthcare staff, enhancing skills in art administration and project management.
Contribution to a transformative environment in one of Europe’s busiest children’s hospitals, impacting the lives of young patients and their families.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of the leading paediatric arts for health programmes in the country. As Arts Project Coordinator, you will primarily support the Arts for Health Manager in delivering a range of arts and culture based participatory and environmental projects at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. You will supervise a range of freelance arts professionals, liaise with hospital staff on the implementation of projects and work with our cultural partners in the North West region and beyond.
The ideal candidate will have an arts, art administration, health degree or equivalent, experience of working with children and young people, preferably in a healthcare setting and a minimum of 3 years’ work experience post degree. A proven record of participation event / project / workshop management, delivery, and evaluation is also essential.
The arts for health programme recently won a Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Award in Health and Wellbeing.
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To provide creative and administrative support to enable the successful delivery of defined participatory and environmental projects within a range of Arts for Health Programmes underway in the Trust. You will be responsible for managing small scale projects, providing support to artists, patients and healthcare staff, liaising with cultural and educational partners, maintaining project documents, supporting evaluation of projects, assisting in project planning, arranging meetings.
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Vicky Charnock Job title: Arts for Health Manager Email address: Telephone number:
Please contact via email only
The ideal candidate will have an arts, art administration, health degree or equivalent, experience of working with children and young people, preferably in a healthcare setting and a minimum of 3 years’ work experience post degree. A proven record of participation event / project / workshop management, delivery, and evaluation is also essential.
The arts for health programme recently won a Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Award in Health and Wellbeing.
To
To provide creative and administrative support to enable the successful delivery of defined participatory and environmental projects within a range of Arts for Health Programmes underway in the Trust. You will be responsible for managing small scale projects, providing support to artists, patients and healthcare staff, liaising with cultural and educational partners, maintaining project documents, supporting evaluation of projects, assisting in project planning, arranging meetings.
As one of Europe’s biggest and busiest children’s hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions. In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.
Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children’s medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world’s leaders in children’s healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children’s specialists. Alongside this is our Innovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.
We know that a children’s hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Vicky Charnock Job title: Arts for Health Manager Email address: Telephone number:
Please contact via email only
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